Aviation regulator DGCA has grounded 11 pilots of infrastructure major GMR for three months.DGCA sources said that DGCA's unprecedented move came after the regulator's team found that several flights operated by GMR Aviation in the last month, including one on Monday when an aircraft flew Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to Bhubaneshwar, had skipped some mandatory tests.They said, the tests included the pre-flight breath analysis of pilots and cabin crew, with the breathalyser equipment being non-functional.The regulator also decided to act against the company's doctor for issuing pre-flight medical certificates to the crew even when the breathalyser equipment was not working for almost a month.Pre-flight breathalyser tests are mandatory for all flights boarded by the VIPs protected by the Special Protection Guard, SPG.
News On AIR | April 16, 2014 6:49 PM
DGCA grounds 11 pilots of infrastructure major GMR